GPOYW

What does GPOYW stand for?

Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday

An acronym that refers to a picture taken of you, often one that is unflattering and has been posted on a social networking site, such as Facebook, MySpace, or Tumblr; uses Wednesday as an arbitrary reference to a day of the week that the picture was taken; similar to saying, "I took a picture of you on Wednesday for the sake of taking a picture on Wednesday."

Example

I posted a GPOYW on my wall today

Related Slang

GPOYGratuitous picture of yourself
WCWWoman-crush Wednesday
TBTThrowback Thursday
FacestalkingLooking through someone's pictures on Facebook
PhotobombTo pose in the background of a picture being taken
PC4PCPicture comment for picture comment
picPicture
SelfieA picture a person takes of themself

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Updated May 19, 2014

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